krabt

Krabt is the third-person singular present tense form of the Dutch verb krabben, which means to scratch or to claw. It is used when the subject is performing a scratching action at the present moment. For example: Hij krabt aan zijn hoofd. De kat krabt tegen de deur.

Krabben is a common, regular verb in modern Dutch. Its infinitive is krabben, and the present tense forms include ik krab, jij krabt, hij krabt, wij krabben, jullie krabben, zij krabben. The past tense is krabde, and the past participle is gekrabt. Krabt can describe scratching a surface, scratching an itch, or animals clawing or scratching something. It also appears in everyday phrases about persistence or effort in a literal sense, and in many regions it is understood across Dutch-speaking areas such as the Netherlands and Flanders.